Phytochemical screening, cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of Limonium socotranum and Peperomia blanda extracts.
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- Trop Biomed.
- PubMed:
- 33597422
Researchers investigated the effects of Acorus calamus (an Asian medicinal plant) and its component α-asarone on cell death in hippocampal HT22 cells due to oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Both A. calamus extract and α-asarone were found to reduce cell death induced by oxidative and ER stress, as well as decrease reactive oxygen species production induced by oxidative stress. Additionally, they suppressed the phosphorylation of PERK signaling induced by ER stress, indicating their potential therapeutic use for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.
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